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Big Honkin' List of Blogs
BI-related Blogs:Chris Webb Book-related Blogs:Microsoft Press Software Development-related...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/18/2009
Microsoft Press Blog
For all the "book heads" out there, Microsoft Press has a blog (I just found out about this).
Author: ronpih Date: 03/18/2009
Reading "Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server 2008"
When I'm reading a book, a glaring error makes me start to think the book wasn't well reviewed. And...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/12/2009
I need to review my list of Software Testing Blogs
My list of Software Testing Blogs hasn't been updated in a while. Some links are stale and I'm sure...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/09/2009
SQL Server 2008 BI books
I'm starting to see 2008 versions of Analysis Services and other BI-related books starting to come...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/03/2009
Got Me a Netbook
I'm having fun with my latest new toy: a Samsung NC10. Nice looking screen, great keyboard, 150G...
Author: ronpih Date: 12/18/2008
Page Counts for Books at Amazon
I just noticed that, for some books, the page counts listed at Amazon are incorrect. For example,...
Author: ronpih Date: 11/29/2008
GTAC 2008 Videos
GTAC is a cool idea. I see that there are videos of this years talks.
Author: ronpih Date: 11/23/2008
Patricia and Robert Fripp
Saturday morning I went to see the Fripp Siblings speak. I have long been a King Crimson fan but I...
Author: ronpih Date: 11/09/2008
Reentry
Back from AYE conference today. I'm going to sleep now...
Author: ronpih Date: 11/07/2008
AYE 2008
It's Sunday evening and I just got back from the traditional welcome dinner for AYE 2008. It was...
Author: ronpih Date: 11/03/2008
The Gemini Project
For the past year and a half I've been working in the SQL Server Analysis Services team. This week,...
Author: ronpih Date: 10/09/2008
Continually Improving Tests
I had a conversation with someone this week about how to improve the efficiency of our automated...
Author: ronpih Date: 10/04/2008
Tester Center - Where's the Updates??
MSDN Tester Center hasn't been updated in a while. We haven't given up the ghost - we just lost some...
Author: ronpih Date: 09/24/2008
Books
I know it's old already but I just read Jeff Atwoods post on programming books. I love reading...
Author: ronpih Date: 09/22/2008
Testing Videos?
Jonathan Kohl, in a recent blog post, says we need testing example videos. I agree. CAST 2007 had an...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/28/2008
James Whittaker has started blogging
His first post is here.
Author: ronpih Date: 07/22/2008
CastNotes 2008 - Day 1
Day one of CAST 2008 consisted of day-long tutorials. I attended Scott Barber's Analyzing...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/15/2008
Thai Food in Toronto?
I'm in Toronto for a few days and looking for good Thai food. I have no context so I just walked...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/15/2008
Software Testing / James Whittaker on Channel 9
This is very cool...
Author: ronpih Date: 05/05/2008
Clint Huffman added to Software Testing Blogs List
Looks like some interesting perfromance testing related stuff there....
Author: ronpih Date: 04/28/2008
James Bach's Book
Last year at CAST, I spent time in James Bach's class, Self Education for Testers. That class really...
Author: ronpih Date: 04/06/2008
SSAS Blogs
Similar to my software testing blog list, I'm starting a list of blogs related to SQL Server...
Author: ronpih Date: 04/06/2008
SQL Server Analysis Services-related Blogs
This page contains the list of Analysis Services/BI blogs that I know about. Darren GosbellTeo...
Author: ronpih Date: 04/06/2008
The (Lack of) Testing Death Spiral
Titus Brown gets added to the list due to a nice post on test automation.
Author: ronpih Date: 03/25/2008
Video Tutorials - BI with Excel 2007
I saw this from Bogdan Crivat's blog. I haven't checked it out yet but it's on my "to do" list.
Author: ronpih Date: 03/23/2008
The Turkey Test
This is a great post on things to be aware of if you ship a global application. It turns out that...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/16/2008
SQL Server Analysis Services Related Books
By no means complete but the page will live here as it develops.
Author: ronpih Date: 03/10/2008
SQL Server Analysis Services Related Books
Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005Foundations of SQL Server Business...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/08/2008
Software Testing Books at Tester Center
I'm involved in MSDN's Tester Center in the area of software testing book reviews. The current "Note...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/01/2008
URLs in Testing Books I've Read
This page contains URLs in books I've read. I'm doing this because when I read the books I'm not...
Author: ronpih Date: 03/01/2008
My List of Software Testing Blogs
It's a start
Author: ronpih Date: 02/23/2008
Software Testing Blogs
This page contains the list of software testing blogs that I know about. James BachMichael BoltonCem...
Author: ronpih Date: 02/23/2008
Books on Software Testing That I Have Read
Testing Computer Software Software Testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing The Art of Software...
Author: ronpih Date: 01/02/2008
Five Questions (with whoever Michael Hunter can get to answer)
Author: ronpih Date: 11/28/2007
Lean Software Engineering Blog
I need to add this to my blogroll... https://leansoftwareengineering.com/
Author: ronpih Date: 11/28/2007
Happy Thanksgiving
This year has been a year of change for me. Most have been good and all have been possible due to...
Author: ronpih Date: 11/22/2007
Microsoft Tester Center
Today at StarWest, Microsoft announced a new website focused on software testing - Tester Center....
Author: ronpih Date: 10/22/2007
VC++ on Channel9 - Exceptions
I haven't listened to this Channel 9 episode yet but will this weekend. These guys are the ones in...
Author: ronpih Date: 09/21/2007
Hiring Testers
John Overbaugh (former MSFT-er) has some nice posts on how he approaches hiring testers: Recruiting...
Author: ronpih Date: 09/19/2007
Scott Hanselman's 2007 Developers and Power Users Tool List
Author: ronpih Date: 08/29/2007
PowerShell
Before last week, about all I knew about Windows PowerShell is that it was supposed to ship in Vista...
Author: ronpih Date: 08/28/2007
Steve Rowe
Steve Rowe joins my blogroll due to a nice post about Keeping your BVTs Clean.
Author: ronpih Date: 07/25/2007
Amazon Best Sellers - Software Testing
Author: ronpih Date: 07/20/2007
StickyMinds Podcasts
https://www.stickyminds.com/PodCasts/PodCasts.asp
Author: ronpih Date: 07/20/2007
CAST 2007: Esther Derby Keynote
Esther Derby gave the afternoon keynote on Monday. Her presentation was on peer coaching - how do...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/15/2007
CAST 2007: Mike Kelly, Specialists and Other Myths
The two non-tutorial days of CAST 2007 were structured like this: Morning: Keynote Sessions (pick 1...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/15/2007
Cast 2007: Lee Copeland Keynote
(This is based on my notes for the keynote. We've been told we'll get Lee's slides and when they do...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/15/2007
CAST 2007 Pages
I found the CAST 2007 testing conference to be beneficial and inspiring. I want to make sure to...
Author: ronpih Date: 07/14/2007
Back To Work
...after 3 days at CAST 2007. I spent day 3 in James Bach's tutorial on self education for testers....
Author: ronpih Date: 07/13/2007